1941-11-16 The Case of the Three Frightened Policemen

Broadcast November 16th 1941 on Mutual at 5:30 p.m. EST sponsored by D.L. & W. Coal Company "Blue Coal" and syndicated for the summer by Goodrich Tires

This episode is included in Radio Spirits CD Set The Shadow: Strange Puzzles*

Written by: Sidney Slon

Announcer: Ken Roberts

Cast: Bill Johnstone (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Marjorie Anderson (Margot Lane)  Kenny Delmar, Alan Reed, Everett Sloane, Alice Frost

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

Detective Houseman places Paul Williams under arrest on suspicion of murder when a gambler named Jerry Rowen is clubbed to death in Chicago. The recently paroled Williams crossed state lines to commit the crime and his fingerprints were found all over Rowen’s room. Commissioner Weston assumes the case is closed when Williams is found hanged in his cell, an apparent suicide.After investigating the details of the case, Lamont discovers that Williams was murdered. Lamont attempts to find Mrs. Williams in New York to learn just who created the fictional police circulars to cinch Williams’ guilt but the widow is shot to death before she can tell anything. The guilty party is Detective Houseman, who sent Williams to Chicago on a wild goose chase to find his wife, so the ex-con would break his parole. Houseman faked the police circulars to make Commissioner Weston’s job easier. Houseman killed Rowen because he owed the gambler money and could not pay. Before Houseman can silence Margot and the remaining suspect, The Shadow arrives to save the day.

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*This episode is also available on The Shadow: Rare Radio Gems - Legends of Radio: The Shadow - Greatest Radio Adventures